Sheaf-shocker.



W. H. PBRRIN.

SHEAF SHOGKBR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1912.

1,1 05,999. Pat nted Aug. 4, 19M

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W. H. PERRIN.

SHEAF SHOGKER.

AIPLIOATION FILED JULY 22, 1912.

13105999. Patented Aug. 4,1914.

3 SHEETS-BEEBT 2.

THE NORRIS PETERS c0, PHDTULITHQH WASHING TON D C.

W. H. PERRIN.

SHEA? SHOCKER.

nrmoumn mum JUL! 22, 1912.

1,105,999. I P nted Aug.4,1914.

3 SHEETB-SHEBT 3,

Witnesses W I 5% 5319mm WILLIAM HUMPHREYI mama; on NEW LISKEARD; oNrARIacANAnA,

SHEAF-SHOCKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 22,1912. Serial No. 710,833. i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM HUMPI-IREY Pnnnm, a subject of the Kingof Great Britain, residing at New .Liskeard, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada,

have invented certain new and useful Im-: provements in Sheaf-Shockers, of'which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in, sheaf shockers of the type in which the sheaves in discharging from the binder deckl are up-ended and caughtby a collecting. member havin rotating radial arms, which arms are adapted to simultaneouslyrelease said sheaves at a given point and permit them to drop in the form ofa shock.

The invention involves further, improvements and developments of my earlier invention disclosed in. United States Patent 806,283 granted Dec. 5th, 1905, and certain improvements on my United States Patent No. 999,251 granted August 1st, 1911.

The objects of the invention are firstly: to provide an effective form of support and guide for the sheaf during its passage from the up-ending mechanism to the collecting. member; secondly: to assist the support of the first sheaf of each shock which is caught on the collecting member; thirdly: to provide more effectual means for supporting the inner side of the sheaf which means/will release automatically at the moment of discharge and will be moved clear of the dis. charging sheaf; fourth to enable the device to be tripped in order to drop thesheaf:

Slightly before its ordinary time; fifthly: to provide hand controlled means todrop the sheaves when the shock is completed;

sixthly: to construct a device having means for discharging the sheaves in a slightly for-. ward direction and other objects hereinafter described. r r

The invention consists of the parts hereinafter more particularly described and illustrated in the, accompany ng drawings in which t Figure 1 is a perspective View of the dcvice constructed according to my invention showinga portion of the binder deck and lknotting mechanism aswell as the shocking mechanism. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shocking mechanism. Fig. 3 is :a side view. of a portion of the. shocking mechanism showing the means for rotating the radial armsand means for operating the same. Fig. 4 is avertical section of the gear on the collecting member to which one set of the radial arms are connected also showing the mechanism for tilting the same to throw the sheaves formingthe shock in a slightly forward direction. Fig. 5 shows details of the mechanism for operating the arms. Fig. 6 is a plan view of thegear to which the upper set of radial arms are connected. Fig. 7 is a side View of a plate suspended from a sleeve. Fig. 8 is a vertical section of a por- PatentcdA'ug. 4, 1914.

tion of the support on which across shaft having a pinion at itsoutcr end meshing with the aforesaid gear is mounted. Fig. 9 is avertical section of the gear on the collecting member showing the operation of the tilting mechanism. Fig. 10 is a section showing the relative mountingvof the power shaft to the plate and spindle.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures.

1 is the deck of ithe binder, and Qis a horizontal knottecshaft suitably mounted thereon 3 is a disk mounted thereon and 4 is a discharge arm pivotally connected thereto.

5 is a sleeve surrounding the shaft 2 and 6 is a suitable support mounted thereon.

7 is a gear mounted on the shaft 2. and having the extending portion:8, and 9 is a discharge arm pivotally connected to the portion 8.

10 is a forkedportion pivotally connected to the support 6 and havinganend 10"to which a spring 11 is attached at the end,

the other end of the spring being attached to the support, said forked portion 10 being I held normally down against the deck 1.

12 is a depending portion pivotally connected to the outer end of one of the prongs of the forked portion.

13 is a follower member located at substantially the end of the binder deck, to support and guide the sheaves, said member beingformed of a thin plate of metal having the end 14 inclined in a stubblcward direction, and suitable means is provided to raise support to the first sheaf on the collecting member.

21 is a shaft extending in a verticatdirection having the bevel'pinion 22 at its lower end meshing with the aforesaid gear 7.

23.is'a bevelgear at the top of the shaft 21 meshing with a bevel gear 24 ona horizontal shaft 25.

26 is a sleeve surrounding the shaft and" 27 1s a casting'connected'to inner end of the sleeve and rigidly securingvthe same to the 33 are .lugs on the top of theplate extending up through a cut-away portion of the sleeve and having apertures therein through which the shaft 25'extends- 34 is a raised portion formed at the pe-' riphery of the plate constituting a cam shaped indenture, and 35 is a block'designed tobe secured in one end of the indenture.

36 1S a vertical spindle extending up through the gear 29 and plate 31 and having, a head 37 with anaperture thereirn said head extending up' through the plate between the two lugs 33, the, shaft 25 also extending through-the aperture in the head 37 38is a collar'pinned'to the vertical spindle 36 for holding the gear 29 in place,'but allowing-itto rotate relatively to the spindle.

39 is a spider, having a central collar 40 I surrounding the spindle 36 but independent thereof,:- 'the lower" radial arms 41 being secured thereto.

42 is a horizontalmember (Fig. 5) having i a forked end 43-extending around; the spindl'e', and abutting the collar, 40, the opposite end 44 of the member 42' is'turned upwardly.

45 is a'link connection between the. member 42 and. the gear I 29 for holding the former in place on the vertical; spindle;

46 is a pin extending through an aperture 47 in the gear 29; the upper and lower ends of the pin abut thellower surface of the plate 31,'and upwardly turned end 44 of the'memb'er42 respectively. I I I 48 are inwardly turned hooks pivoted to the lower ends 49of the upper arms 30 and tly downwardly turned f ends 50 are the slig I of the lower arms[41.1 1.51 are lugs formed therein I 52, are rods pivotally connected to the hooks 48 and the lugs 51. 53 'are outwardly turned hooks. I 54 are depending arms pivotally connected to each of the upper arms 30 and at the bottom pivotally connected to the inner .ends

of the hooks 53. I I

55 aredepending arms each having a slot 56 near upper end and 57 is a pin"eXtend ing through the slot and connecting each "arm 55 to the lower arm 41, the lowerend "of each arm 55 being pivotally connected to each hook 553 intermediately of the length I of the same.

58 is a curved plate or brace pivotally connected to each ofthe arms 41 and 54 respectively.

59 is a tracks-urrounding the gear 29'and having the indented cam-shaped surface 60 therein.

' 61 is a curved rocker arin suitably curved v to extend over the plate 31 and pivoted near one side inthe bearing 62. 63 is a lever for operating said rocker.

64 and 65 arethe shortand long ends of the-rocker 61 turned downwardly anddesigned to bear against'the track 59. I I

66 is a downwardly curved projection se-.

cured to the plate31 and also designed to II bear against the track 59. v

The operation of the "m hi i l pf lows :.Thej sheaves slide down the deck of I the binder, and the discharge arms 4 and 9 rotating force .the same (down between the forked member'lO. and the edge of the binder deck. The hook '48 on the lower end 49' of the arm30 catches the twine surroundin j the sheaf. The discharge arm 9 forcesfthe, head of the sheaf upward whileft-he'discharge arm *4 drops and the member 10 holds the butt down andits bearing against the plate 12, 'gradu allyturns same' ,int oa horizontal position Lasthe sheaf is up-ended when the plate loses'its grip. The-prong 10 on account of its peculiar c'urvature'aiflsf this up-ending as clothe plates and 20. i The sheaf then being, lip-ended is also grasped by the hook 53' and the collecting member rotates until the next pair of arms come into position 'whenthe operation is repeated. These operations continue until the collecting member is vfull when the pin 46 comes under the raised cam surface 34 inthe plate 31 when-the pin is permitted certain amount of vertical play; This allows the forked end'of themember 42 to drop and the spider 39 carrying the lower arms .41 dropsthus forcing the dependingarms 54 and 55 backward depressing the hooks 53 out of engagement with the sheaves at the sameltime forcingthe rods 52 down,

disengaging the hooks '48. Thus the sheaves are released and drop into the form' of a shock. v I

The collecting member is driven from the knotter shaft'2flas follows :'The shaft is provided with a bevel gear 7 which meshes with a bevel gear 22' on a shaft 21 1' which also carries at the top a bevel gear'23 which I meshes with a bevel gear 24 on the inner enda of the shaft 25, the outer end Ofthe shaft being provided with apiniOn 28 meshing with the gear 29 on the shocking mechanism which rotates the arms and revolves the member 42 and the pin 46. It is to be understood however that the shocking mechanism may be driven by any suitable means. i

The actuating thereof and dropping of the sheaves as described above is automatic, but a tion 66 which occurs after the collecting member is full of sheaves. The block is inserted in the cam surface 34 in order that the pin 46 will not automatically trip the arms, the pin resting on the said block.

When the gear is in the position described the same is tilted backwardly by turning the lever 63 over, inclining, the sheaves forwardly. The tilting of the gear. allows the pinv t6 some play and the forked end of the member 4L2 drops a requisite extent, thus lowering the arms 41 which disengagcs the hooks from the sheaves, allowing the same to drop in the form of a shock. The hand operating: means are provided to deposit the shock ust before turning a corner or,

just after a corner is turned. It is desirable to have the shocks all in a straight row and if the discharge were allowed to take place while the machine was turi'iing the corner the shock would be out of its proper alinement. Should the operator not use the lever for releasing the sheaves, the first movement of the shaft 2 will cause the pin 4:6 to drop into the raised cam surface 34 thus releasing the sheaves.

WVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. In a sheaf shocker and in combination,

a binder having a binder deck, 1a sheaf collectmp; member supported ad acent to the binder deck and to the rear thereof havmg,

means adapt-ed to catch the discharged and lip-ended sheaves, a follower member located near the edge of the binder deck movable upwardly as a whole from the binder deck and having means to support the stubbleward side of the head of each sheaf While passing from the discharging and up ending mechanism to the sheaf collecting member, and means for raising said member.

2. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, a binder having abinder deck, a sheaf collecting member supported adjacent to the binder deck and to the rear thereof having; means adapted to catch the discharged and upended sheaves, a follower member located near the edge of the binder deck movable upwardly as a Whole from the binder deck and having means to support the stubbleward side of the head of each sheaf While passing from the discharging and upending mechanism to the sheaf collecting member, a pivoted arm supporting the follower member and conuectedto the collectlng member, a cam operatively connected to the arm in such position that when rotated 1t will ltLlSQijlltB arm, and a drive shaft supporting; the cam.

23. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, a binder having a binder deck, a sheaf collecting member suported adjacent to the binder deck and tothe rear thereof having means adapted to catch the discharged and up-ended sheaves, a follower member located near the edge of the binder deck in the form of a curved plate having an end flared in a stubbleward direction and movable upwardly as a whole from the binder deck and havii'ig means to support the stubblcward side Of the llQZH l (if each sheaf Yi'llllt) oassin from the discharging and up endingmechanism to the sheaf collecting member, and means for raising said member;

4:. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, a binder having a binder deck, a sheaf collecting;- member supported adjacent to the binder deck and to the rear thereof having a plurality of radial arms with means for retaining the sheaves thereon, central supporting means, and a supporting plate carried by one of the arms extending inwardly therefrom and adapted to form an abutment for the sheaves.

5, In a sheaf shocker and in combination, a binder having a binder deck, a sheaf collooting member supported adjacent to the binder deck and to the rear thereof having a plurality of radial arms with means for retaining; the sheaves thereon, central supporting means and a supportingplate carried by one of the arms formed of flexible sheet metal and extending inwardly to form an abutment for the sheaves.

frame rotatable about a vertical axis sup ported adjacent to the binder deck, a set of fork members adapted to engage one side of each of the sheaves as they are discharged, a second set of hook members adapted to engage the other side of the sheaves, means for sin'ulltai'leously actuating the hook members to discharge the sheaves, and means for simultaneously swinging the inner set of hooks inwardly duringdischarge.

7. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, a binder having a binder deck, a set of fork members supported adjacent to the binder deck and to the rear thereof adapted to engage the sheaves on one side, a second set of fork members extending aroundthe first set swinging all the hooks downwardly, and each of the inner fork members including. an arm supported from'the arm of the outer fork members, a hook and means connecting the hook with the operating means for the fork on the outer member to causeitto operate inunison therewith. I l

8. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, a binder having'a binder deck, a set of hook members supported adjacent to the binder deck and to the rear thereof adapted to engage the sheaves on one side, a second set of hook members extendingjaround the first 7 set and adapted to engage the opposite sides of the sheaves, each of said outer hook members lncludlng a radial arm and a hook pivoted thereto and means for simultaneously swingingall the. hooks downwardly, and each of the inner hook members including an arm supported from the arm of theouter hook members, a hook and means connecting the'hook with the operating means for: the hook on the outer member to cause the sametto operate in unison therewith, and a, link connecting said last mentionedarm with. a moving part of the operating mechanism to cause the arm to swing inwardly during discharge.

9. A sheaf shocker of the characterdescribed having means for up-ending the discharging sheaves, a binder having a binder deck, a rotatable collecting member supported by and located stubbleward of the binder deck and having hook members forengaging the sheaves as. they are discharged, means forv simultaneously operating the hook members to discharge the sheaves arranged normally to trip at a determined point, and manually operable means for tripping the discharging mechanism a short time before its normal time.

10. In a sheaf shocker and in combina ticn, a binder having binder deck, a rotary sheaf collectingmember supported by and.

located stubbleward of the binder deck having means for retaining the sheaves therein, a hook member, and manually controlled means for tilting the hook member in a for-U ward direction. and discharging same in this 1 direction. p

11. In a sheaf shocker and 1n combinatlon, a binder having a blnder deck, a rotary sheaf collecting member" supported by andy located stubbleward of the binder deck hav ingmeans, for retaining the sheaves therein, a hook member, manuallycontrolled means for tilting the hook member in a forwarddirection and dlscharglng same 111 thls dlrection and automatic means for discharging the sheaf when the manual means is not 0p erated;

12. In a sheaf shocker and in'combination, a binder having a binder deck, a sheaf driving means, a track on the gear portion on the collecting member, a plate, a sleeve surrounding the driving, shaft, said plate being suitably secured to the sleeve, said track on the gear having an indented cam surface portion, a projection bearing against the track, a rocker arm pivotally connected.

to the plate and having'the ends bearing against the track, anda lever for operating the rocker arm tilting the gearwhenthe projection is above the indented cam shaped surface.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set. my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HUMPHREY ,PERRIN.

"Witnesses:

Russia-L, S. SMART, w T. 'FETHERsTonHAUcrL Copies of this patent maybe obtained-for five cents each,.by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0." i 

